IDC socket strain relief cap rework tool

a technology of strain relief cap and idc socket, which is applied in the direction of contact members penetrating/cutting insulation/cable strands, electrical appliances, fastening/insulating connecting parts, etc., can solve the problem of not being able to adapt to large pin array connectors, and achieve the effect of easy removal of large pin arrays

Inactive Publication Date: 2000-11-21
LUCENT TECH INC
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A further object of the invention is to provide strain relief for individual pins or contacts to allow for automated assembly and easy removal of large pin arrays.
Yet a further object of the invention is to provide strain relief for individual IDC connections to ensure robust electrical connections, while allowing wiring changes and repairs without compromising adjacent electrical connections.

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Although this technology finds particular applicability when multiple wires are to be connected and unconnected, it does not lend itself to large pin array connectors where individual wires need to be reworked or rerouted without jeopardizing adjacent connections.

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up to this point is identical to that of copending application COLE 1-2-32-52-21 mailed to the USPTO on Nov. 17, 1999 and assigned to the assignee of this disclosure.

FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate an IDC relief cap removal tool 78 having a head portion 80 supporting a center section 82 flanked by a pair or movable arms 84 and 86. Center section 82 has a width (W) that is equal to or greater than the width of the relief cap 26 as illustrated in FIG. 5. Arms 84 and 86 terminate or have thereon a pair of tangs 88 and 90 that are configured to fit within locking window 70 and 72 as illustrated in greater detail in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9.

In its normal condition, relief cap removal tool 78 may have its arms 84 and 86 biased outwardly as illustrated in FIG. 6. Force, for example a hand grip, exerted along lines 92 and 94 is used to move arms 84 and 86 into contact with center section 82 as illustrated in FIG. 5.

When relief cap removal tool 78 is located relative to a strain relief cap 26 as illustrate...

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A tool to remove an insulation displacement contact (IDC) strain relief cap that interconnects a wire with an electrical contact. The electrical contact has a bifurcated end to engage and retain a wire and is engageable with the strain relief cap to secure The wire. Means in the form of tabs are provided on the electrical contact to releaseably retain the electrical contact and the strain relief cap together with the wire whereby the electrical contact, wire, and strain relief cap may be moved as a single unit. The tool has tangs to engage the tabs and move them out of engagement with the relief cap while gripping the relief cap for removal from the electrical contact.

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1.Field of the InventionThis invention relates to an electrical connector for insulation displacement contact (IDC) with insulation conducting wire. The invention finds particular utility in telecommunications where wires terminate in central office and building entrances.2. Description of Prior ArtIt is common to find the use of insulation displacement contact (IDC) technology in the electrical connector industry, because it allows rapid and simple connection of conducting wires to terminals without stripping nor crimping. A typical IDC connection is made by disposing an insulated conducting wire perpendicular to a planar wall portion comprising an IDC slot, stuffing a wire into the slot such that edges thereof cut through the insulation and make electrical contact with conducting strands of a wire. The IDC slots are generally formed by opposed edges of the sheet metal wall portion which is necessarily of a certain width to have sufficient strength to support the contact pressure a...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01R4/24
CPCH01R4/2429
Inventor HOLLESEN, DAVID B.PAWLENKO, IVANCOLE, THELMA E.KAY, JASON A.KERR, DAVID S.
Owner LUCENT TECH INC
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